Ok, so I'm a matchie matchie jewelry designer...

This ring exhibits the natural features of a 12mm South Sea Pearl wrapped up in a very daring contemporary design with Sterling Silver Fan Coral and 14K gold starfish accent.



...the other side.



Showing the Tahitian Pearl



 This striking Sterling Silver cuff features a very
contemporary design, yet retains the natural look of
fan coral as it wraps around the wrist as if it grew that
way in the ocean currents.



Chrysocolla stone and starfish add
color and contrast.



Sideview showing overlapping fan coral,



...even the back is pretty.

For more information, just e-mail me at dawnvertrees@gmail.com

May 11th Lionfish Update

...still tweaking.

I'm still about half finished but here is my latest Pics...

For my base (also not finished) I have started sculpting my Finger & Cabbage Corals which will sit on black granite.

Sooo much work to do...a lot of smoothing out, filling in and tweaking.

Updated...

I'm taking my art in a new direction...I'm still making my jewelry but just flexing my art a bit and trying my hands on a new "Bronze Lionfish Sculpture". My galleries have said to go for it...and I am!

I'll be starting next week and I'm so excited! I have decided to use wax instead of clay...wax is just comfortable in my hands.

This is Next Week...

Well after another three days of work...he's starting to take shape but he's a long way off from being completed. I know I have at least a week of just cleaning him up. More later...

May 6th 2011...I started on the side fins yesterday...and I now know why I haven't seen but a few bronze Lionfish sculptures especialy realistic ones...all I can say is that this is tough to do!

This is about 3 days of work but he is starting to take on a bit of personality.

Don had to make a wooden cradle for this guy, he's about 15" long and starting to take shape.

Getting better at sculpting him, it's a bit different from sculpting jewelry but I'm enjoying this project. Today I'll be working on adding some more personality to his fins. The part that makes me a bit nervous at this point is the side fins...the part that makes him so unique.

I'm sculpting this guy based on around 100 photos and this is the main photo...this is what the end product to look like.

...and this is what the side fins will look like. Needless to say, I want to get as much practice in before I attempt these awesome fins.

more later!

 3 New Awards

It's been a busy month! Gasparella, Award of Merit for my "Bamboo Foliage Necklace", Mainsail Art Festival, Award of Merit and Islamorada, FL...Best of Show! ...and I'm so tired!

2011 Award for Gasparilla Festival of the Arts

Bamboo Foliage Necklace

 Awarded Individual Award of Merit

 All I can say is that it's always an honor to win an award 

at Gasparella. 

Thanks Gasparella and to all of the volunteers!

About the piece: Bamboo Collection

Mediums: Sterling Silver, 14K Solid Gold with 14 diamonds

$3,600.00

New Bamboo Star Ruby Ring

I fell in love with this stone several months ago and I immediately went searching 

for 4 small blue sapphires to add to the many jewel tone colors in this stone.

My metal choices were Sterling Silver & 14k Gold

New Facebook Page...lets get started!

I have been wanting to start this page for a while now because I want to hear from you,

 please visit my page and give me a shout!

 

-Dawn

Bamboo Necklace

Bamboo Foliage Necklace is now available.